Re: POE Switch?

[John Jones <chianime@xxxxxxxxx>]

I went the opposite route and did Ethernet over Power a.k.a. Powerline
Ethernet.  Plug 'n' go.  No cables to run.  Drop a switch anywhere if
needed. 200Mb aggregate speed for the home; 100Mb from each access point.
One-touch setup for encryption.

I used these (
http://www.netgear.com/Products/PowerlineNetworking/PowerlineEthernetAdapters/HDXB111.aspx)
to route Ethernet from my basement to our master bedroom.  In the
master
bedroom I dropped a 5 port switch that's supporting a PC, DVR, Bluray
player, and Slingbox.  That's a lot of LEDs at night so a little electrical
tape was used to black out some of them. :)

The Slingbox was free from Dishnetwork as I'm in their trial program to see
how well it works with their DVRs and such.  The installation tech even
brought Sling's Powerline equipment ( http://www.slingbox.com/go/slt ) to
make sure Ethernet was available, although we wound up using my existing
gear.

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 1:20 PM, David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Folks:
>
> I'm really unfamiliar with power over ethernet ... can anyone tell me if
> it's possible to power a switch (4-8 ports) using POE?
>
> I'm contemplating running cat5 up to the attic of my house so I can put
> ethernet connections in the various bedrooms and the family room (currently
> over slab).
>
> I'm thinking I will put a long run of cat 5 up to the attic, and connect
> that to a 4 port switch, and then run more wire to the various bedrooms and
> the family room.
>
> Problem is, I want to put a switch in the closet of a bedroom ... but
> there's no power in the closet to plug a switch into.
>
> If POE can provide enough juice to run the switch, that might solve the
> problem.
>
> Thanks!
>
> david
>
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